However, in late 2005 Cornell University's Laboratory of Ornithology reported bluebird sightings across the southern U.S. as part of its yearly Backyard Bird Count, a strong indication of the bluebird's return to the region.
Conservation groups, led by the Colorado Open Space Coordination Council and including Sierra Club, The Wilderness Society, Defenders of Wildlife, and the National Audubon Society, supported protecting a much larger, 230,000-acre area that included lower elevation forest and lakes outside the primitive area.
The sanctuary is also recognized as a Nationally Important Bird Area by the American Bird Conservancy and the National Audubon Society.
The Bay Club is one of only sixty six golf courses worldwide, and the only course in Massachusetts to have received the National Audubon Society International’s Silver Signature Sanctuary status for its comprehensive management plan to sustain the natural environmental habitat.
The Great Egret Award, National Audubon Society, February 2005, in recognition of a lifetime of service to the cause of conservation at the national, state and local levels.
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The Erie National Wildlife Refuge was designated an Important Bird Area by the National Audubon Society because of the diversity of habitat it provides to the approximate 237 species of birds attracted to the refuge.
Over the following years McIntyre's photos and articles would appear in more than 500 publications, including Time, Life, Smithsonian, GEO, Audubon, and South American Explorer.
The U.S. Audubon Society named a variety of the Hairy Woodpecker (Picus martinae) Maria's Woodpecker, in honor of her.
His images are used worldwide in advertising, design, and magazines such as National Geographic, GEO, Audubon and Science Illustrated.